Cuticular wax biosynthesis as a way of inducing drought resistance

Plant Signaling and Behavior

Volumn 6, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1043-1045

  Seo, Pil Joon ^a   Park, Chung Mo ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Abscisic acid; Alkane biosynthesis; Arabidopsis; Cuticular wax; Drought; MYB96

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS;

ABSCISIC ACID; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEIN; MYB96 PROTEIN, ARABIDOPSIS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; WAX;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; DROUGHT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ABSCISIC ACID; ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; DROUGHTS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; WAXES;

EID: 79959988010     PISSN: 15592316     EISSN: 15592324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/psb.6.7.15606     Document Type: Article

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